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Meaning:
Noun:
- archaic An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
- A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- automotive The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
- cinema or theater special effects A small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
- dated A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
- legal In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more fully cited cases.
- linguistics A short article, often published in journals, that introduces empirical data problematic to linguistic theory or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical linguistic article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
- military A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
- US Any small firecracker sold to the general public. Usually available in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuze is lit.
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Verb:
- To make a sound such as a small explosion.
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